Yesterday (1) (be) a busy day for me. I
(2) (get) up early at 6:00 and (3) (eat) a light breakfast. I (4) (take) the 7:30 bus to work and
(5) (start) work at 8:00. During my lunch break I
(6) (go) shopping and (7) (buy) a birthday present for my girlfriend - a beautiful silver necklace. Then I
(8) (spend) the afternoon writing reports. By the time I finished work at 6:00, I (9) (feel) exhausted. Anyway, I (10) (take) my girlfriend out for dinner and
(11) (give) her the necklace. She loved it.

Vocabulary Check: Past actions

Fill in the missing verbs. There is one extra. (6 points)

took a trip      graduated      married     won    was promoted     was born
got a job     went skiing

1. Sandy on December 3rd, 1978.

2. After she from university, she a trip to Bali.
answer graduated took a trip

3. Once she entered a photography contest, and she a prize.
answer won

4. She as a salesperson, and she a year later.
answer got a job was promoted

5. She her boyfriend last summer.
answer married